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Colonizing nature [[electronic resource] ] : the tropics in British arts and letters, 1760-1820 / / Beth Fowkes Tobin
| Colonizing nature [[electronic resource] ] : the tropics in British arts and letters, 1760-1820 / / Beth Fowkes Tobin |
| Autore | Tobin Beth Fowkes |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Philadelphia, : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (274 p.) |
| Disciplina | 820.9/3213 |
| Soggetto topico |
English literature - History and criticism
Gardening - History - 18th century Gardening - History - 19th century Gardening in literature Colonies in literature Nature in literature |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-21208-0
9786613212085 0-8122-0368-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction: Troping the Tropics and Aestheticizing Labor -- Chapter 1. Tropical Bounty, Local Knowledge, and the Imperial Georgic -- Chapter 2. Provisional Economies: Slave Gardens in the Writings of British Sojourners -- Chapter 3. Land, Labor, and the English Garden Conversation Piece in India -- Chapter 4. Picturesque Ruins, Decaying Empires, and British Imperial Character in Hodges's Travels in India -- Chapter 5. Seeing, Writing, and Revision: Natural History Discourse and Captain Cook's A Voyage towards the South Pole, and Round the World -- Chapter 6. Domesticating the Tropics: Tropical Flowers, Botanical Books, and the Culture of Collecting -- Epilogue: Decolonizing Garden History -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457363803321 |
Tobin Beth Fowkes
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| Philadelphia, : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Colonizing nature [[electronic resource] ] : the tropics in British arts and letters, 1760-1820 / / Beth Fowkes Tobin
| Colonizing nature [[electronic resource] ] : the tropics in British arts and letters, 1760-1820 / / Beth Fowkes Tobin |
| Autore | Tobin Beth Fowkes |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Philadelphia, : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (274 p.) |
| Disciplina | 820.9/3213 |
| Soggetto topico |
English literature - History and criticism
Gardening - History - 18th century Gardening - History - 19th century Gardening in literature Colonies in literature Nature in literature |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Cultural Studies
Literature |
| ISBN |
1-283-21208-0
9786613212085 0-8122-0368-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction: Troping the Tropics and Aestheticizing Labor -- Chapter 1. Tropical Bounty, Local Knowledge, and the Imperial Georgic -- Chapter 2. Provisional Economies: Slave Gardens in the Writings of British Sojourners -- Chapter 3. Land, Labor, and the English Garden Conversation Piece in India -- Chapter 4. Picturesque Ruins, Decaying Empires, and British Imperial Character in Hodges's Travels in India -- Chapter 5. Seeing, Writing, and Revision: Natural History Discourse and Captain Cook's A Voyage towards the South Pole, and Round the World -- Chapter 6. Domesticating the Tropics: Tropical Flowers, Botanical Books, and the Culture of Collecting -- Epilogue: Decolonizing Garden History -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781883703321 |
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Tobin Beth Fowkes
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| Philadelphia, : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Colonizing nature : the tropics in British arts and letters, 1760-1820 / / Beth Fowkes Tobin
| Colonizing nature : the tropics in British arts and letters, 1760-1820 / / Beth Fowkes Tobin |
| Autore | Tobin Beth Fowkes |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Philadelphia, : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (274 p.) |
| Disciplina | 820.9/3213 |
| Soggetto topico |
English literature - History and criticism
Gardening - History - 18th century Gardening - History - 19th century Gardening in literature Colonies in literature Nature in literature |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Cultural Studies
Literature |
| ISBN |
1-283-21208-0
9786613212085 0-8122-0368-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction: Troping the Tropics and Aestheticizing Labor -- Chapter 1. Tropical Bounty, Local Knowledge, and the Imperial Georgic -- Chapter 2. Provisional Economies: Slave Gardens in the Writings of British Sojourners -- Chapter 3. Land, Labor, and the English Garden Conversation Piece in India -- Chapter 4. Picturesque Ruins, Decaying Empires, and British Imperial Character in Hodges's Travels in India -- Chapter 5. Seeing, Writing, and Revision: Natural History Discourse and Captain Cook's A Voyage towards the South Pole, and Round the World -- Chapter 6. Domesticating the Tropics: Tropical Flowers, Botanical Books, and the Culture of Collecting -- Epilogue: Decolonizing Garden History -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812875103321 |
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Tobin Beth Fowkes
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| Philadelphia, : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The maximum of wilderness [[electronic resource] ] : the jungle in the American imagination / / Kelly Enright
| The maximum of wilderness [[electronic resource] ] : the jungle in the American imagination / / Kelly Enright |
| Autore | Enright Kelly |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Charlottesville, : University of Virginia Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 187 p. ) : ill. ; |
| Disciplina | 508 |
| Soggetto topico |
Natural history literature - United States - History - 20th century
American literature - 20th century - History and criticism Jungles in literature Wilderness areas in literature |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-48943-X
9786613584663 0-8139-3243-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Locating a New Wilderness : Nature and Conservation at the Start of the Twentieth Century -- Tame Adventures and Wild Homes : Encountering the Jungle with Martin and Osa Johnson -- Discovering Jungle Peace : The Prolonged Observations of William Beebe -- Ingesting the Jungle : The Botanical Experiences of David Fairchild and Richard Evans Schultes. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465721403321 |
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Enright Kelly
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| Charlottesville, : University of Virginia Press, 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The maximum of wilderness [[electronic resource] ] : the jungle in the American imagination / / Kelly Enright
| The maximum of wilderness [[electronic resource] ] : the jungle in the American imagination / / Kelly Enright |
| Autore | Enright Kelly |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Charlottesville, : University of Virginia Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 187 p. ) : ill. ; |
| Disciplina | 508 |
| Soggetto topico |
Natural history literature - United States - History - 20th century
American literature - 20th century - History and criticism Jungles in literature Wilderness areas in literature |
| ISBN |
1-280-48943-X
9786613584663 0-8139-3243-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Locating a New Wilderness : Nature and Conservation at the Start of the Twentieth Century -- Tame Adventures and Wild Homes : Encountering the Jungle with Martin and Osa Johnson -- Discovering Jungle Peace : The Prolonged Observations of William Beebe -- Ingesting the Jungle : The Botanical Experiences of David Fairchild and Richard Evans Schultes. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791739803321 |
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Enright Kelly
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| Charlottesville, : University of Virginia Press, 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
The maximum of wilderness : the jungle in the American imagination / / Kelly Enright
| The maximum of wilderness : the jungle in the American imagination / / Kelly Enright |
| Autore | Enright Kelly |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Charlottesville, : University of Virginia Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 187 p. ) : ill. ; |
| Disciplina | 508 |
| Soggetto topico |
Natural history literature - United States - History - 20th century
American literature - 20th century - History and criticism Jungles in literature Wilderness areas in literature |
| ISBN |
1-280-48943-X
9786613584663 0-8139-3243-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Locating a New Wilderness : Nature and Conservation at the Start of the Twentieth Century -- Tame Adventures and Wild Homes : Encountering the Jungle with Martin and Osa Johnson -- Discovering Jungle Peace : The Prolonged Observations of William Beebe -- Ingesting the Jungle : The Botanical Experiences of David Fairchild and Richard Evans Schultes. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814886903321 |
|
Enright Kelly
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| Charlottesville, : University of Virginia Press, 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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